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32. hold: to form compound words: nightlong, longboat,
boathouse, household
33. sword
34. 32:
6 × 4 = 6 + 18
7 × 3 = 11 + 10
9 × 2 = 5 + 13
16 × 4 = 32 + 32
35. B: looking across and down add another circle, alternating
black/white, to alternate squares
36. 1: average 45 ÷ 9 = 5; second lowest even number = 4
37. 2 kilograms: half weight = 1kg (+1kg) = 2kg
38. EUCALYPTUS, SANDALWOOD
39. 5: (6 + 8) – 9
40. B: so that each connected straight line of three circles
contains one each of the three different types of star
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1.
is to:
as:
is to:
A B C D E
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2. Which is the odd one out?
banner, staff, pennant, streamer, oriflamme
3. Peter, Paul and Mary share out a certain sum of money
between them. Peter gets 2/5, Paul gets 0.55 and Mary gets
£45.00. How much is the original sum of money?
4.
When the above is folded to form a cube, which is the only
one of the following that can be produced?
A B C
D E
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5. Which word in brackets is closest in meaning to the word
in capitals?
INTRINSIC (precursory, interfering, obstinate, elemental,
fascinating)
6. Place a four-letter word inside the brackets that will
complete a word or phrase when tacked onto the word on
the left, and will form another word or phrase when
placed in front of the word on the right.
HEAD (****) LASS
7.
9 8 5
4 6 2 7 3 8
9 2 5 4 7 6
9 7 ?
What number should replace the question mark?
N
8.
1S 2S 2W
1E 1E 1S
1S 1E 1W W E
1E 1N 1N
1N 2N
T S
2E 2W
Find the starting point and visit every square once each
to finish at the treasure marked T. 1N 2W means 1 North,
2 West.
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9.
Which is the missing tile?
A B C D E
10.
20 19 18 17 16
31 28 ? 22 19
26 21 16 ? 6
26 22 18 14 ?
Which is the missing section?
25 26
11 9
A 10 B 11
24 23
10 12
C 12 D 9
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11. Which two words are most opposite in meaning?
lucrative, proficient, decorous, unskilled, unusual,
industrious
12. Identify two words (one from each set of brackets) that
have a connection (analogy) with the words in capitals
and relate to them in the same way.
EMBARK (sail, venture, develop)
INAUGURATE (speech, invent, introduce)
13. Which number is the odd one out?
571219
461016
831114
461016
971613
781523
14. The following clue leads to which pair of rhyming words?
yank yarn
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15.
What comes next in the above sequence?
A B C D E
16. 100, 97.25, 91.75, 83.5, ?
What number should replace the question mark?
17. dentiform is to tooth as dendriform is to: triangle, tree,
doughnut, arch, foot
18. The average of three numbers is 48. The average of two of
these numbers is 56. What is the third number?
19. Arrange the three-letter bits below into the correct order
to spell out a familiar saying:
nwo ion der tha eak rds lou ssp act
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20. How many different size circles appear below?
21. What is the longest word in the English language that can
be produced out of the set of letters below? Letters may
only be used once in the word so produced.
MEOIALJTBG
22. The letters below represent a phrase where the initial
letters of each word and the spaces have been removed.
What is the phrase?
USHHEOATUT
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23.
What comes next?
A B C
D E F
24. 71, 81, 74, 77, 77, 73, 80, 69, ?
What number should replace the question mark?
25. Place a word in the bracket that forms a new word or
phrase when tacked onto the word on the left, and
another word or phrase when placed in front of the word
on the right.
home ( ) fast
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26.
5 2
9 1
3 9
8 1
Insert the remaining numbers below into the grid so that
each line across and down totals 21.
666
558
73
27.
O R
U E
R I
U
S L
E D S
Find the starting point and work anti-clockwise round
each circle to find two types of creature, each eight letters
long. You have to provide the missing letters.
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28.
Which is the missing tile?
A B C
D E F
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29.
A
I
L
N
T
E
I
E
V
D
Move from star to star along connecting lines to spell out
a 10-letter word. All letters are used once each only.
30.
9 7 15 6 6 9
5 18 ?
5 8 2 11 5 17
What number should replace the question mark?
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31.
Which is missing?
A B C D E
32.
A
H B
G C
F D
E
What letter is directly opposite the letter that is two
letters away clockwise from the letter that is directly
opposite the letter that is three letters away anti-
clockwise from the letter E?
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33. In 13 years time the combined ages of my three brothers
will be 94. What will it be in nine years time?
34.
L
I
S
M E
D
E
E A
R S
S
Find two words, one reading clockwise round the outer
circle, and one reading anti-clockwise round the inner
circle, which are opposite in meaning. You must provide
the missing letters.
35.
7 8 12
2 21 8 35 8 ? ?
4 11 7
What numbers should replace the question marks?
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36.
Which shield below has most in common with the shield
above?
A B C
D E
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37. Switch A turns lights 1 and 2 on/off or off/on
Switch B turns lights 2 and 4 on/off or off/on
Switch C turns lights 1 and 3 on/off or off/on
Switch D turns lights 3 and 4 on/off or off/on
= ON
= OFF
Switches C, A, D and B are thrown in turn with the result
that Figure 1 turns into Figure 2. Which switch does not
work at all?
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
Figure 1 Figure 2
38.
A P B
E T L
A A L S S
T E T
A S E
Each square contains the letters of a nine-letter word.
Find the two nine-letter words that are antonyms.
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39.
5 7 4 9 8 2 7
3 8 6 4 7 5 9
9 6 1 4 5 8 ?
What number should replace the question mark?
40.
Which is the missing tile?
A B C D E
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1. A: the square goes inside the diamond and the diamond in
turn goes inside the pentagon, which turns onto its base
2. staff: it is a support for a flag. The rest are all types of flag.
3. £900: change everything to twentieths. So, 8/20 + 11/20 = 19/20.
Therefore, £45.00 must be equal to 1/20 and original sum of
money must be 45 × 20 = 900.
4. C
5. elemental
6. WIND: HEADWIND and WINDLASS
7. 1: the number formed at the top is half of the number
formed at the bottom i.e. 358 × 2 = 716
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8.
5 3 7
8 6 2
1 9 4
The above numbers indicate the order in which the nine
squares should be visited from the starting point (the
square numbered 1) through to the finishing point (the
treasure square number 9).
9. B: looking across, the dot moves 45° clockwise at each
stage, but looking down it moves 45° anti-clockwise
10. A: lines across progress, in turn, –1, –3, –5, –4
11. proficient, unskilled
12. venture, introduce
13. 971613: numbers are obtained by adding pairs of digits
i.e. with 571219: 5 + 7 = 12; 7 + 12 = 19. To follow this
same pattern 971613 would have to be 971623.
14. pull wool
15. B: the dot moves corner/side anti-clockwise, the straight line
and the curved line both move corner to corner clockwise
16. 72.5: the amount deducted increases by 2.75 each time
i.e. 2.75, 5.5, 8.25, 11
17. tree
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18. 32: the total of three numbers must be 48 × 3 = 144. The
total of two numbers must be 56 × 2 = 112. Therefore,
144 – 112 = 32.
19. actions speak louder than words
20. 6
21. OBLIGATE
22. PUSH THE BOAT OUT
23. E: the rectangle starting on the left is moving from left to
right one place at a time at each stage
24. 83: there are two alternate sequences: +3 and –4
25. stead: to give homestead and steadfast
26.
5 2 8 6
6 5 9 1
3 6 3 9
7 8 1 5
27. DORMOUSE and SQUIRREL
28. F: looking across and down, lines are carried forward
from the first two squares to the final square, except
where two lines appear in the same position in the first
two squares, in which case they are cancelled out
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